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MOTHER WIT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sound practical judgment

Example:

fortunately she had the good sense to run away

Synonyms:

common sense; good sense; gumption; horse sense; mother wit; sense

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("mother wit" is a kind of...):

discernment; judgement; judgment; sagaciousness; sagacity (the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mother wit"):

logic (reasoned and reasonable judgment)

nous (common sense)

road sense (good judgment in avoiding trouble or accidents on the road)

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